Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy was 4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Malaysia, 1965–2025
Source: Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 4.7% for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in 2025. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 146.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Malaysia peaked at 4.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 1997.
That places Malaysia 60th out of 80 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 1.8% | — |
| 1966 | 1.9% | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 1.8% | -2.5% |
| 1968 | 2.0% | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 2.3% | +15.6% |
| 1970 | 2.9% | +26.3% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -23.0% |
| 1972 | 2.2% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 2.0% | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 1.8% | -10.8% |
| 1975 | 1.7% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.4% | -16.0% |
| 1977 | 1.0% | -31.2% |
| 1978 | 0.9% | -11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9% | +6.3% |
| 1980 | 1.1% | +22.6% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | +7.4% |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 1.1% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +86.5% |
| 1985 | 2.3% | +10.6% |
| 1986 | 2.3% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +17.8% |
| 1988 | 3.0% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -18.3% |
| 1990 | 1.7% | -28.7% |
| 1991 | 1.5% | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -15.0% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +12.9% |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -12.7% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | -24.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | -32.0% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | +11.3% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | +60.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -12.9% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | -19.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | -11.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +20.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +22.4% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +23.9% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +24.3% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +4.1% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | +1.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 4.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.9%, 40% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 4.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.7%, 40% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +86.5% | 1.1% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 1.7% | 0.9% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More climate change data for Malaysia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 621.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,936 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 7,214 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,641 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,573 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 13.74 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Malaysia?
- Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy in Malaysia was 4.7% in 2025, according to Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of primary energy from low-carbon energy recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1997.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of primary energy from low-carbon energy?
- Malaysia ranks 60th out of 80 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary energy from low-carbon energy rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 146.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); U.S. Energy Information Administration (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary energy from low-carbon energy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total energy supply.